Cost of producing one acre of field-grown Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan', Tennessee, 1984

Author

Charles Hall

Date of Award

3-1986

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Landscape Architecture

Major Professor

John W. Day

Committee Members

Merton B. Badenhop, Willard T. Witte

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop a cost model for the production of one acre of field-grown balled and burlapped (B & B) Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' in Tennessee. A model production system was synthesized and costs of production estimated.

Total cost of producing one acre (5,065 plants) of 'Manhattan' euonymus was $18,185, or $3.59 per 18-24" salable plant. Variable costs comprised 64 percent of total cost, while fixed cost represented the remaining 36 percent. Labor was the largest cost item followed by general overhead. The effects of changes in selected input prices on cost-price relationships were determined. Variations in the labor and interest rates were shown to have a moderate effect on cost per plant.

Recommended Citation

Hall, Charles, "Cost of producing one acre of field-grown Euonymus kiautschovicus 'Manhattan', Tennessee, 1984. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1986.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/7382